It is at HouseBlogs.net http://houseblogs.net/ Of the hundreds of members, 20 in Canada, there are two from Nova Scotia The Bookyeti and his house called “Pemberley “, then there is the King of Kentville and the “Kentville Money Pit “.

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With residential house sales slowing dramatically, Realtors like Bruce Drogsvold of Wright Kingdom Realty in Boulder suggest that sellers put their best foot forward…. Staging can mean rearranging furniture, putting extra items in storage and emphasizing any special architectural details, said Jan Short, owner of Designed to Move in Lafayette.

…In and around Boulder, houses that have been staged – usually vacant houses that are filled with trendy furniture pieces – sell 46 percent faster than those that haven’t, Short said, citing Boulder real estate sales statistics.

…Once the sellers agree to a home inspection, they can attach receipts to the finished report to show what was done to correct problems, said Jerry Chesser, a home inspector for Win Home Inspection in Denver…. When a seller is willing to do a pre-listing home inspection, it increases the real estate agent’s comfort level as well, said David Fish, an agent at Re/Max in Boulder, who pays for the $300 inspections out of his own pocket.

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A checklist of items to consider doing from the perspective of a Realtor.

One of a series of articles on real estate topics. All of the authors of “Speaking of Real Estate …” articles are full-time REALTORS® who work at Tradewinds Realty Inc. at one of our locations in Nova Scotia.

Checklist A – Important things to do before listing a house for sale
By Lynn Stewart and Paul Crocker, REALTORS®

Exterior repairs and touch-ups:

• Repaint or replace your mailbox. Mail boxes seldom age well, but they are a prominent part of the view at the front door that greets potential buyers.
• Clean and tidy up the garage/carport. (Plan on making a few trips to the dump.)
• Repair and/or paint eavestroughs, downspouts and soffits.
• Refinish the front door and polish any door brass.
• Grease the rollers on the garage door(s) and make sure that they work properly. Buyers often open these doors to make sure that they do – in fact – open.
• Replace all cracked or broken window panes. Thermal window panes (the ones with two sheets of glass with a sealed insulating air space between them) often age badly, with the seal failing and admitting humid air which usually results in condensation or “fogging” between the panes. These should be replaced with new inserts because they project an image of an ageing and neglected residence.
• If necessary, repaint the exterior and interior window frames and trim.
• Make sure that the doorbell is in good working order.
• Replace any warped/cracked/missing roof shingles.
• Make sure the house civic (street) number is visible and give it a fresh coat of paint if appropriate.
• Replace worn or noticeably faded exterior doormats with new ones.

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Speaking of Real Estate …

One of a series of articles on real estate topics. All of the authors of “Speaking of Real Estate …” articles are full-time REALTORS® who work at Tradewinds Realty Inc. at one of our locations in Nova Scotia.

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Speaking of Real Estate …

One of a series of articles on real estate topics. All of the authors of “Speaking of Real Estate …” articles are full-time REALTORS® who work at Tradewinds Realty Inc. at one of our locations in Nova Scotia.
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Speaking of Real Estate …

One of a series of articles on real estate topics. All of the authors of “Speaking of Real Estate …” articles are full-time REALTORS® who work at Tradewinds Realty Inc. in Nova Scotia.

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Parrsboro Doubling up on
By Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
Sep 16 2006

The head of a local board game manufacturing business is bucking one trend and has become the buzz of a small town in Nova Scotia because of it.

Kerry Martens, chief executive officer of Headz Gamez International on Richmond’s Maycrest Way, recently announced plans to build a new multi-million dollar assembly plant in Parrsboro, a rural coastal community which has a population of only about 1,500 people.

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ANNAPOLIS ROYAL: UN names Nova Scotia town world’s most livable

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CTV.ca News Staff

It’s often called the cradle of Canada, where Samuel de Champlain settled four centuries ago. Now, the Nova Scotian town of Annapolis Royal is being recognized as the perfect little town.
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Buying a home in Nova Scotia from abroad by Carolyn Ekins http://www.acountrylife.com
A step by step guide to the house buying process in Canada and Nova Scotia.

Buying a home in Nova Scotia, either for investment, holidays or eventual permanent residency is a simple process even if you live abroad and are not Canadian….We did just that in 2004, mostly by e-mail from the UK and were pleasantly surprised just how easy the process was.

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Coming to Nova Scotia – Small business in Nova Scotia .
www.ACountryLife.com & Carolyn Ekins

There are many ways to come to live and work in Nova Scotia. You can invest in business from abroad without coming to live in Nova Scotia or you can emigrate permanently by investing in an already established business or by bringing your ideas for a new business to the province.

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